Competition
21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 24 October 2026, 2 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
Nothing recorded yet about who may apply. See what they ask for below.
- Where
- Remote. Nigeria; entries at award.wscij.org
Nigeria's best-known prize for investigative journalism. Journalists whose stories target a Nigerian audience can enter for a cash prize and plaque.
The facts
- What you get
- A cash prize and a plaque
- Where
- Nigeria; entries at award.wscij.org
- How long
- One entry round
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- a journalist with published investigative stories aimed at the Nigerian audience
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 24 October 2026, in 2 days.
- This closes in 2 days. Start only if you can finish. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
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- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
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How to apply
You apply on Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism's own website on 18 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.